Biotage ISOLUTE QuEChERS extraction and clean up tubes

Fast and efficient clean up of complex food samples

QuEChERS (pronounced “catchers”) stands for Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged, and Safe. The technique is designed to be simple and involve a minimum number of steps; but still allow for effective clean up of complex samples.

The QuEChERS technique involves two stages:

• A crude extraction and partitioning step using organic solvent and a salt solution
• Followed by further extraction and clean up using dispersive solid phase extraction

Using Biotage QuEChERS tubes, analysts no longer need to weigh individual components, making the method even quicker and more consistent. Biotage QuEChERS products include extraction tubes for the initial extraction and partitioning of analytes from homogenized food samples, and clean up tubes for the dispersive solid phase extraction. All Biotage QuEChERS products come packed in a rack for ease of storage and use on the bench. Additionally, solvent resistant paper labels aid hassle free sample indentification. Biotage supplies pre-weighed extraction and clean up tubes that conform with AOAC1,2 and the EU3 published methods, including those for waxed and highly pigmented fruit and vegetable samples.



Pesticide suite was extracted using Biotage QuEChERS products and the relevant methodology (AOAC or EN) for orange. In all instances, recoveries were above 80%.